National Republican., 1887-09-28
VIRGINIA. POLITICS.
Republican Club Organized at Falls
Church-Speeches Made.

Church-Speeches mades
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN: The
political cauldron In this state is already In
simmerlng stage, and will soon be boil
ing. A legislature is to be chosen this fall,
and the canvass promises to be warm one.
The Republicans have sought In some In.
stances to meet their opponents on the
stump before the people to discuss the is
sues between the parties, but the Demo
Gratis decline. They offered to meet Hon.
John Goode at. the court house Of this
county few days ago, but tho Democrats
refused. The truth OF the matter is the
party veerings are so common and as
crooked as the trail OF serpent, so that
they dare not do 1t, even as reliable as the
rank and file are. No matter how much
tIickery, how great the apostacy to the real
interests OF the people, the whole people,
masses never would find It out n
they avoid public discussion with
the Republicans. Whyr Under the
Blair educational bill the money is proper
toned among the states In accordance with
the illiteracy In each one, and Virginia
would get about $4,000, 900 of the S77 0O0,.
COO the bill appropriates. That answers
the why. The people Of that party in par
ticular do not read, neither do they think.
Hence the party is comfortable; hence the
leaders do not want the Blair bill | re-
member that Henry A. Wise (then Whig,
| IL Is true) made o speech In Congress
about 1910, In which he was thankful Go
| God that there were so many thousands of
| his constituency who could not read. But
| Wise lived to get rid Of that thankfulness
| to God on that account. He took the same
| view then Of the manageable state OF the
| people on the account Of their illteracy
| that the Democratic leaders II the Old
Dominion do now.
The foregoing is fit proem TO a brief no
| tice Of Republican meeting held In thts
| place on Saturday evening last 1t was
| called to organize Republican club, TO the
end that vigorous measures might b.
| adopted to aid In bringing about right re-
| suits. The Hon. j. NJ. Thom, a Repub
| lican, aud the present member OF the legis
| latuTe from this county, who was re
| nominated by reclamation by the Re
| publican county convention on Monday
| last, was present. The club was organized
| by electing L. +. Crocker president, A.
| Nodine secretary, Isaac Crossman treasurer,
and two or three vice presidents, whose
names have forgotten, were elected also.
| A long list Of names were given in for
| membership. Mr.. Tnom then addressed
| the club, briefly showing up the uuequalled
| versatility of the Democratic party In the
| practice of treachery and deception In
| purity tTdueuCJODS, III untbROulEiuS lIum
| time to time its platform measures, aud In
taking vacillating action 10 the legislature
He stated that when the Republicans went
| out OF power in the state the public schools
| were continued from eight to ten months
of the year; that the public debt was being
reduced; that the administration OF stat e
affairs was economically conducted and
cost much less than now, and that they left
| $500 600 in the stnte treasury. The Demo
Gratis soon empted the treasury; have let
the state debt increase largely; have run up
the expenses of state government to ST.
100000; have shortened the school year to
five months, aud yet they have collected
during their control OF the state SIC, 1000, 900
The state needs sorely the enforcement OF
Republican measures to redeem 1t from the
disgrace, think, of Democratic purposei
wrong management for party ends. l doub'
whether there is virtue and good sense
enough among the people to render this
possible by "turning the rascals out"
This county is Democratic, but Mr.
Thom's popularity with the people elected
him. He has been an excellent representa-
tive; he has been indefatigably active II
Office, able and decidedly acceptable. NJ!
faith is about up to the point to assume hi
reelection.
After Mr.. Thorn, to silence the incessan
calls, i. $. Abbott took the floor aud spok
few minutes. he was followed by Mr.
Albert Hill, who spoke well for few min
utes. Club adjourned to meet week henc
for speaking. REP.
FALLS CnUEcu, VA, Sept. &c 1897